2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Geography in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2020-2021, 4,954 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 782 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geography. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geography program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree geography students.

Top 2 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Geography in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Monroe Community College
Rochester, New York

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Monroe Community College Geography Report

2

Montgomery College
Rockville, Maryland

Top 10% overall quality in Middle Atlantic

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery College is a public institution located in Rockville, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Montgomery College Geography Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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